SPS Question

[ocholoco]

is it posible to keep sps corals under power compacts?

 

[Deanos]

Depends on your definition of "keep"

 

[ocholoco]

sps

Will it live and grow???

 

[Solace Aquatics LLC]

They will "live" for a while, but most likely will not grow and most like will not "live" long.

 

[neptune]

what about under the pfo soloris led lights?

 

[Euroreefer]

I think it can be done. Growth might be slow, but water quality is very important. Tank depth also plays a part.

 

[Solace Aquatics LLC]

what about under the pfo soloris led lights?

The jury is certainly still out on that one, but I have seen them in action and I feel SPS would be fine under them.

In conjunction with PFO we Demonstrated a 24" unit at the last frag swap and the clams we had under them loved it!

 

[neptune]

comming from you it must be official ...thanks

 

[DCG1286]

Key I have found to SPS is pristine water quality...lighting is secondary. Put it this way if your tank looks like a swamp but you run MH it wouldn't make a difference...I have seen people grow SPS under PC lights many many times...no problems what-so-ever

-David

 

[ThuGGY]

To keep SPS yes water quality. If you want color and growth you will not get that from PC unless you get like monti caps and easier SPS ( digis, Birdsnest ) . I say if you are going to keep SPS get the easy ones or what they call start up SPS . Don't get the expensive ones as you will just lose your money and will not appreciate an expensive brown coral.

 

[Hungriee]

To keep SPS yes water quality. If you want color and growth you will not get that from PC unless you get like monti caps and easier SPS ( digis, Birdsnest ) . I say if you are going to keep SPS get the easy ones or what they call start up SPS . Don't get the expensive ones as you will just lose your money and will not appreciate an expensive brown coral.

What other startup SPS are there? Aside from Digis/Birdsnest.

 

[ShaunW]

What other startup SPS are there? Aside from Digis/Birdsnest.

A. nana's are in general a moderately hard SPS coral to keep. If you can get one to grow then there is a good chance you can move on to some of the others.

 

[cowfish]

I have a 29 gallon tank that's a mixed reef. In it are montipora digitata, 3 types of montipora capricornus, porites, hystrix (bird's nest), hydnophora and pavona under 130 watts of 50/50 compact fluorescent lighting. All of the corals are nicely colored, have encrusted the rocks and grown multiple branches/plates. I'm sure growth is slower than if I had a 150 watt MH, but I'm happy with what I've got for now and dont have to worry about heat issues. I would NOT add acros to the tank except for the bali green slimer or possibly deepwater acros.

 

[QUESTIONMARC]

water quality is the key. otherwise you shouldnt have any problems keeping them under pc's.. i know someone right now with double 65 watt pc's that is keepign color in digi's and caps.. they might not grow as fast as Halide..but they do live just fine.